While some may have called him a schemer, Peter Baggenstos would rather refer to himself a “free agent.” And while others may have called him a narcissist, Peter likes the term “complex person” instead. Yet, no matter what anyone felt about the 34-year-old ER doctor when watching him on Survivor: Kaoh Rong this season, it was clear the former Brain tribe member left his mark before exiting the game on Day 16 as the sixth person voted out, once Peter’s flip-flopping between alliances led to everyone’s distrust and his eventual ouster.

But to be fair, it was Peter’s own fault. The Minneapolis physician wasn’t trying to hide his impending mutiny against his own Brain tribe alliance members, when he attempted to build bonds and plot with the newly-formed Gondol tribe, following a tribe shuffle.

“I really felt like a second-class citizen and they never really let me in,” Baggenstos told Postmedia Network following his elimination episode, regarding his reasoning for turning on his Brain crew.

“I was just really scorned. I was kind of held by them and they were my captors based on the numbers, so I was trying to find something else to move with. I needed to find a way out and I didn’t care what they thought or saw. If I could have found a glimmer of hope anywhere else, believe me, I would have went there.”

But his allies quickly called him out for his shifty behaviour and Peter knew that he had to attempt to regain some trust with Aubry Bracco and Joe Del Campo once the Gondol tribe lost the immunity challenge and tribal council loomed.

“Leading up to tribal, it was just a complete mess,” he said. “I was trying to scheme with everyone else but the brains and no one would do it. They would just kind of stare at me like I was speaking in another language. Joe and I had a falling off but I went to him off camera and told him, ‘Look I was trying to get you out but no one is working with me, so let’s just go with the numbers and cut my throat later. Going with the numbers now will help you, because it’s a numbers game.’ ”

But at a lively tribal council, it was Peter who was forced to face his decisions when Aubry’s deciding vote sent him out of the game.

In terms of how he was portrayed – using terms like narcissist, egotistical and lacking emotional intelligence – Peter admitted that as an ER doctor, he has way bigger things to think about, although he’s only human.

“It’s hard to swallow that what has been shown is this one component of a complex person that is sensitive and thoughtful,” he said. “At the same time, I think it’s hilarious and awesome that at least I’m memorable. I don’t take it to heart, because in the grand scheme of things of seeing life and death every day, am I mad because I was on national TV and I was arrogant? That’s not an issue. That’s no big deal.”